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Knife Handle (Kozuka)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular, dark gray or black wooden object. A roughly circular silver-colored metal inlay on the left, with a gold-colored wire extending to a line and then curving down. A circular inlay on the right features a design made up of gray and white. A black line extends from the circle to two small dots. No distinctive shapes or features on the wooden object. Background is light grey. Title: Knife Handle (Kozuka), Artist unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
599 × 337 px
Museum record:
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